Courtesy No Kings website

Courtesy No Kings website

‘No Kings’ protest draws crowd of demonstrators downtown

A nationwide movement protesting President Trump and some of his policies included a gathering in downtown Gainesville Saturday afternoon. Dubbed “No Kings” by their organizers, the protests were the second “No Kings” demonstrations this year.

The Gainesville crowd lined a sidewalk withe most protesters carrying homemade signs. A sampling their messages:

*Hate won’t make us great

*Trump not my voice, not my president, not my values, not my beliefs

*Adolf Trump

*No Kings

*Defend the Constitution

*Democracy matters